JNR Class ED60

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Class ED60
ED60 7
hideType and origin Power type Electric Builder Kawasaki, Tōyō + Kisha Seizō, Mitsubishi Build date 1958–1960
hideSpecifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Wheel diameter 1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in) Length 13,000 mm (42 ft 8 in) Width 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in) Height 3,960 mm (13 ft 0 in) Loco weight 56 tonnes (55 long tons; 62 short tons) Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Traction motors DC
hidePerformance figures Maximum speed 90 km/h (56 mph) Power output 1.56 MW (2,090 hp)
hideCareer Operators JNR Number in class 8 Withdrawn 1984–1986 Disposition All withdrawn

The Class ED60 (ED60形) was a DC electric locomotive operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) between 1958 and 1986. It was the first "second-generation" DC electric locomotive type featuring increased-power traction motors.^[1] Despite its diminutive size, the Bo-Bo wheel arrangement ED60 design offered performance comparable with the much larger 1Co+Co1 design weighing almost twice as much.

Eight locomotives were built between 1958 and 1960 by Kawasaki, Kisha Seizō with Tōyō electrical components, and Mitsubishi. They were introduced on local freight services on the Ōito, Senzan, and Hanwa Lines, replacing earlier ED21, ED22, and ED38 class locomotives acquired when private railways had been absorbed into JNR. The class survived until early 1986 when freight was discontinued on these lines. ED60 1 is preserved at Nagano Depot.

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• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

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Media related to JNR ED60 at Wikimedia Commons